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The businessman is a passenger on the same bus as Sang Ly, Ki, and Nisay. Although the businessman initially appears ornery and selfish, he like the rest of the bus, is captivated by Sang Ly’s story and even nobly stalls the bus driver so that everyone else can hear the ending. As Sang Ly exits, the businessman generously gives Sang Ly money in gratitude for his enjoyment of the story, and his newfound graciousness demonstrates that literature even has the power to change hearts and minds.
The businessman Quotes in The Rent Collector
The The Rent Collector quotes below are all either spoken by The businessman or refer to The businessman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Twenty-One Quotes
Sopeap said that literature has the power to change lives, minds, and hearts. Until this moment, reading to others on this rickety old bus about tigers in India, I had not fully understood what she meant.
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The businessman Character Timeline in The Rent Collector
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Chapter Twenty-One
...is filled with other passengers, most of whom are wealthier than them. A particularly ornery businessman in a suit complains about the lack of air conditioning. As she watches the other...
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...aloud to realize that all the passengers in the bus are eagerly listening, and the businessman even offers her a bottle of water when he sees that her lips are dry....
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...the bus rolls to a stop with only a page left in the story, the businessman nobly offers to distract the driver for a few more minutes so Sang Ly can...
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